Where does “vekseli” come from?
vekseli (Finnish) comes from Swedish växel, from Old Norse víxl, from Proto-Germanic wihslaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vekseli (Finnish): bill of exchange, bill
Ancestry of “vekseli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | växel | change; a bill of exchange; a railroad switch |
| 2 | Old Norse | víxl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wihslaz | change |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “vekseli”